Garden Grove police officer salary, 2025
Garden Grove is a city in Orange County. 145 people worked as police officers for Garden Grove in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $175,457, overtime included.
What is the average police officer salary at Garden Grove?
Official pay range1
$91,859 to $140,417
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest police officer title
Based on the 130 of 145 police officers who worked the full year.
Most of Garden Grove's police officers (78 of 145) hold the title Police Officer, with an official range of $91,859 to $128,024. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $155,165, $27,141 above the top of the range.
- Median total pay
- $178,981
- the middle police officer: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $31,950
- average per full-year police officer
- Starting salary
- $91,859
- bottom of the Police Officer range
- Average pay rank
- 94th
- of 301 California employers
What does each police officer title at Garden Grove pay?
Each bar is the official range for one title, lowest first. The dot marks the average total pay of full-year staff in that title, where at least 5 people stand behind it.1
- Police Officer$155,165
- Police Officer IIFewer than 5
- Master Officer$188,466
- Corporal$204,849
- Master Officer II$197,846
- Corporal II$207,432
official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Police sergeant and lieutenant pay at Garden Grove
Ranks above officer, kept out of the officer figures on this page. Each rank's name leads to its statewide overview. Range: the middle reported bottom and top of each rank's official range. Pay: average total pay of full-year staff, overtime included.1
| Rank | People | Official range | Average total pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Officers | 145 | $91,859 to $140,417 | $175,457 |
| Sergeants | 27 | $118,047 to $164,522 | $232,322 |
| Lieutenants | 7 | $150,310 to $209,480 | $262,973 |
Full-year sergeants averaged $232,322, $56,865 more than officers.
Does Garden Grove pay police officers more than other employers in Orange County?
Average total pay of full-year police officers: Garden Grove next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Garden Grove$175,457
- All employers in Orange County$187,775
- All employers in California$179,627
Full-year police officers at Garden Grove earned $12,318 less than the Orange County average and $4,170 less than the California average.
Where does Garden Grove rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year police officers, by average total pay.1
All 301 California employers
Garden Grove ranks 94th of 301, above the middle employer.
Middle employer: $159,513
The 21 employers in Orange County
Garden Grove ranks 8th of 21, above the middle employer.
Middle employer: $171,068
Each bar counts the employers whose average total pay falls in a $5,000 band. The dashed line marks the middle employer.
Pension and health cover at Garden Grove
As reported by the city. Contributions are what the employer paid per full-year police officer, on top of wages.1
- Pension formula
- 2.7% at 57
- the most common formula among Garden Grove's police officers
- Employer pension contribution
- $112,571
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $18,170
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about police officer pay at Garden Grove
What is the average police officer salary at Garden Grove?
Police officers at Garden Grove who worked the full year earned an average of $175,457 in 2025, overtime included. The middle police officer earned $178,981: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its police officer titles runs from $91,859 to $140,417.
How much overtime do police officers at Garden Grove earn?
Full-year police officers were paid an average of $31,950 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $29,140: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What is the starting salary for a police officer at Garden Grove?
$91,859 a year: the bottom of the official range for Garden Grove's Police Officer title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year officers averaged $175,457 in total pay.
How much does a police sergeant make at Garden Grove?
Full-year sergeants at Garden Grove averaged $232,322 in total pay in 2025, overtime included, on an official range of $118,047 to $164,522.
What pension do police officers at Garden Grove get?
The most common pension formula among Garden Grove's police officers is 2.7% at 57, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $112,571 a year into the pension plan.
More salaries in Orange County
- Costa Mesa$178,948 average total pay
- Orange$172,838 average total pay
- Tustin$172,456 average total pay
- Laguna Beach$171,068 average total pay
- Fullerton$170,018 average total pay
- Fountain Valley$169,326 average total pay
- Highest police officer salaries in CaliforniaThe best-paying employers, ranked
- Teacher salaries in Orange CountyEvery school district's salary schedule
Sources for the Garden Grove figures
Every person who held a police officer position at Garden Grove at any point in 2025 counts toward the headcount. Pay figures use only people who worked roughly the full year: those whose regular pay reached at least 90% of the bottom of their official range. Total pay is gross wages before tax, including overtime, lump sums and other pay. Averages lead; the median total pay is the middle person's, with half above and half below, and is less pulled by a few people with very high pay. Every figure covers at least 5 people.
- State Controller's Office, Government Compensation in California, 2025: positions, official pay ranges, wages, pension formula and employer contributions as reported by Garden Grove.